Tea house at Koraku-en garden in Okayama, Japan
Category
Photographs
Date
1909
Materials
Glass
Measurements
120 x 164 x 2 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522899.42
Summary
Gelatine silver glass dry plate negative in landscape format, depicting a tea house at Koraku-en garden in Okayama, Japan. The garden is located on the north bank of the Asahi River on an island. There is a narrow bridge leading to the tea house, and there are several children standing outside. Additional information written on the sleeve (not original): Okayama. May 2 1909, Koraku-en Tea house and children. Bridge. Part of the Christie Miller Collection.
Provenance
Donated to the Fox Talbot Museum in 1976 by (the daughter of the photographer) Jane Wakefield Christie-Miller (1922-2017) of Swyncombe House, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 6EA